Although the announcement of the seven-count indictment of Democrat Clay County Commission candidate Terry Andrew Heflin on voter fraud on Wednesday is an accusation and Heflin has the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) argued that the indictment showed Kiel and Allen were right to pursue the law's passage.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Wednesday the arrest of Terry Andrew Heflin, the Democrat candidate for District 5 of the Clay County Commission, on seven felony counts of voter fraud.